Maritime Activities

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 212, 15 February 1915, Page 5

Maritime Activities

BLOODTHIRSTY GERMAN * NEWSPAPER. WOULD WORSHIP AXD SANCTIFY A MURDKRKIt. A HINT TO VOX TIRPITZ. Received 14, 5..j p.m. Amsterdam, February 14. Tlie Deutsche Montago Xeitnng says tlic Gofrnan blockade can only be effective if it costs the lives of many English ladies and gentlemen, and adds that Admiral \ oil Tirpitz shows too much consideration for the enemy's blood. If lie brushes that feeling aside, Germany will sanctify and worship him.

I'SE OF NEUTRAL FLAG. AMERICA AXD GERMANY COMPARED. Received 14, 3 p.m. London, February 14. Newspapers compare the moderate (one. of President Wilson's advice to Britain as to using a neutral flag, with the stern warning to Germany against sinking at sight. Some of the German papers are defiant towards President Wilson and abuse America.

A FRENCH PROTEST. GERMAN ABUSE OF XEUTRAL FLAG. TORPEDOIXG DEFENCELESS SHIPS. Times and Sydney Sun Services. Received 1-1-, 5.10 p.m. London, February 14.

France lias issued a memorandum to neutrals, proving that a German submarine, which was not flying its own colors, treacherously torpedoed the Adi miral Gauteaume, the torpedo being found bearing German lettering. This France considers was an act of murder against a defenceless ship, carrying women, children, and old men. The act cannot be excused as being due to any strategical military reason. A direct answer is thus given to the Germans' contention that the Admiral Gauteaume was not torpedoed, but struck a derelict mine.

THE COMMERCE RAID. JOURNALISTS INVITED TO ATTEND. Received 14. 12.45 a.m. Amsterdam, February 14. The German naval staff has invited a number of American. Italian, and Austrian journalists to aeeompanv the submarines and witness the attack on merchantmen in tlie English Channel. The correspondents have asked the /authorities to insure their lives.

The German Location states that hs Britain declares all Britisli ports to he war ports it justifies merchantmen to use neutral flags. Many merchantmen have, been armed to destroy German submarines, thus losing their status as merchantmen, Germany, therefore, warns neutrals not to enter British coast waters after the 18th. and disclaims all responsibility for risks that neutrals incur in entering the war zone.

GERMANY'S OFFER TO AMERICA. A COOL REQUEST. Received 15, 1.10 a.m. Washington, February 14. Count BernstorlT has offered the United States to relax the warfare against merchant shipping if Germany could be assured of a continuous supply for her non-combatant population, but the United States feels it is impossible to give any undertaking.

PROTECTING NEUTRAL COMMERCE. MINES IN SWEDISH WATERS. Times and Sydney Sun Services. London, February 12Dutch steamers are painting tiie names of their home ports in large letters which will be illuminated at night. A painted band of national colours encircles the ships. Copenhagen reports that the Scandinavian Governments are conferring with a view to joint action for clearing Scandinavian waters of floating mines. Since last week eight German steamers have been stationed outside SweJen controlling vessels travelling towards tlio Baltic.

BRITAIN'S MARITIME LOSSES. London, February 12. At flip annual meeting of the Liverpool Underwriters' Asuociation the chairman said the losses sustained bv British shipping during the six months of war had been much less than might have l.een expected. One estimate submitted assessed it at six million pounds.